Where does “jib” come from?

I need to pause here because there's a significant problem with this assignment. The chain provided traces "gibbet" (a gallows), but the headword is "jib" (a type of sail). These are completely different words with different etymologies. A jib does not derive from Frankish *gibb*. I cannot write an accurate etymology sentence because: 1. The chain doesn't match the headword 2. The meaning of Frankish *gibb* is not supplied (you've marked it as "unknown") 3. Without the actual etymological chain for "jib," any sentence would be invented/false To write this correctly, I would need either: - The correct etymological chain for "jib," or - A different headword that matches the gibbet chain (e.g., "gibbet") Could you provide the accurate chain for "jib"?

jib (English): A triangular staysail set forward of the...

Definitions

  1. A triangular staysail set forward of the...

Ancestry of “jib”, step by step

jib traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English gibbet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgibbetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for...
2Middle EnglishgibetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for...
3Old Frenchgibetgallows
4Frankishgibbforked stick

via Middle English gibbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgibbeAlternative form of jubbe
2Latingibbanominative feminine singular of gibbus;...
3Arabicجُبّcistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

via Dutch gijben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgijben

Words derived from “jib

Every word from Frankish gibbEvery word from Old French gibetEvery word from Middle English gibet
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